After trying 5 times to use the quote feature and post this response in the running comments from my original post on page 131, I gave up and started a new post:

THANKS SO MUCH PINKE! I
was thinking the same thing about DanaB
being at or near total MH... I mean her hair just looks hydrated in her
vids! I will continue to DC, in some form, every time I complete the
regimen. I need it! I was just trying to think of way to shorten steps
in way that I could do it all in one day more often, b/c as it stands,
the original version me 4 hrs+ (I have a TWA.. am I being too meticulous
w/the steps)?! Then my hair takes about another 4 hrs to dry b/c it's
so thick. I prefer
to knock it all out in one day and I've done that for most of my 7
completions but it was such a long process. I will try the split as you
recommended by: DAY 1
BAKING SODA CLARIFY > COWASH/STEAM (for me>>rinse out cowash + add oil+cover hair & sleep) DAY
2 CLAY RINSE>LEAVE-IN & GEL when I just can't get it all in one
day. Also I will try reversing the steps a little & maybe do:
cowash, clarify, clay then the finishing steps (is that were you were
suggesting above?)

Also with the alternate Baking mixture you
suggested (EVOO + honey instead of condish), do you think that'll be
okay for someone like me who isn't anywhere near MH? I'm not really
worried about saving condish if it's better for my hair then the
alternate (which I can see it being good as well)? Or does it even
matter?

If I'm not mistaken, this was an option for those looking to save on condish as this mixture does not use it.

My
hair loves the original mixture but I'll be trying to see if I like
this one as well. Not to necessarily save on condish b/c I'm not worried
about that, but b/c my hair normally likes olive oil & honey so I
want to see how adding the baking soda to clarify works on my strands.

I think I may try danabnaturals regimen. It seems less time consuming
than what I'm doing now. (It takes about 2 hours to do my hair right now
and I have to do mine all in one sitting) what she does is

I saw that. I'd like to try this every day and see what the result is. If it is as functional as MHM.

Have to say though, I don't think this would be as effective if she JUST started out with this. I did MHM on my friend for the first time. I'm not sure if the results would have been AS good.

Anyway, I will experiment! I know my hair loves conditioner with BS.

I did her regimen today and got my best wash and go. I think what really helped was making sure my hair was soaking wet when I applied the gel. Then I also sprayed my hair with water after I applied the gel then shook. Great results and It only took me 30-40 minutes compared to 2-3 hours before..

I too did my hair the way Danabnatural demostrated in her video and I like it much better. I've been using the radiant volume tresemme naturals for the co-wash/Dc and KCKT & GTCG for my styling so I didn't have to have soaking wet hair. I will experiment some more and see what happens. I already had started to experiment with doing the clay wash before the baking soda wash and I prefer it because I don't need the clay to help me with definition. The clay being the last step prior to step 4 & 5 just left my hair to tangly and stripped like.

@aharri are you still using the TJTTT? I want to pick up some but i don't know how my hair would handle that soy protein all the time.

I also did Danabnatural's regimen and I had the best wash n go ever I believe. I just added a Deep Conditioning step after the baking soda/conditioner co wash. And I also didn't use any gel as a styler, just conditioner. I love it !!!! It's much better for me.

I have been viewing this thread for a few days now, and joined this forum to post this question.

First and foremost, @Pinkecube - Sis, much is being sent your way for all of the awesome information you have shared and continue to share in this thread! I have not even read most of it, but just the two posts that I quoted above are worth the many thanks I want to express to you! I saw a post where you said you were working on an ebook, website and product line around this topic. Any updates on those projects? Please share.

As stated, I have not read anywhere close to half of this thread, so please let me know if this question has already been answered.

I want to know if there is a substitute for the KKKT leave-in conditioner. I decided to try this routine a few days ago, but I cannot afford to continue to purchase the KKKT and/or KKCC. It is TOO high for such a small amount of product, IMHO. I quoted the posts where you listed a cheat sheet for the styling gels and conditioners [I've got the TJTTT - $3.99 is a great price for customers and I'm sure they are making a nice profit off of that price - since they are in business to make profit - so their price confirms to me that MOST items marketed to my sisters (especially hair products) are far overpriced, but I digress.]

Here's my question: what would you suggest in place of KKKT as the leave-in? I'm almost out of KKCC and refuse to purchase it again because when I pay $17+tax for a hair product, I need it to last longer than a week, so I'm planning to try the Giovanni gel from the above list.

Anyhoo, please let me know your suggestion for a substitute and thanks again, Pinkecube, for all of the time it must have taken you to post all of the great information in this thread, including to two posts I quoted. You totally ROCK, my sister!

If I'm not mistaken, this was an option for those looking to save on condish as this mixture does not use it.

My
hair loves the original mixture but I'll be trying to see if I like
this one as well. Not to necessarily save on condish b/c I'm not worried
about that, but b/c my hair normally likes olive oil & honey so I
want to see how adding the baking soda to clarify works on my strands.

Hummmmm, now I see that there isn't conditioner. I don't know if I just want baking soda and water basically in my hair. Love to hear what your results are. Just for comfort, I think I'll stick with the conditioner included. I add olive oil and honey in my deep conditioner and I added in the clay mixture(following Danabnatural) so I'm getting enough of that :)

Hi pimke i have two problems i dont get slip from my gel nd it feels dry as soon as it touches my hair no matter how soft my hair is. Two my hair now takes more dan 5hrs to dry. Is dat normal. Thnx

Hi Afrolistic, yes with the kccc that is specifically from you not applying enough. Try applying enough until you feel slip. That intial squeaky feeling is due to the aloe in my opinion but it you apply enough until it starts to feel slippery that astringency goes away and it just seals. Yes, that is pretty normal, my hair takes 6 hours to dry as well. I would consider it a positive thing.

I have been viewing this thread for a few days now, and joined this forum to post this question.

First and foremost, @Pinkecube - Sis, much is
being sent your way for all of the awesome information you have shared
and continue to share in this thread! I have not even read most of it,
but just the two posts that I quoted above are worth the many thanks I
want to express to you! I saw a post where you said you were working on
an ebook, website and product line around this topic. Any updates on
those projects? Please share.

As stated, I
have not read anywhere close to half of this thread, so please let me
know if this question has already been answered.

I
want to know if there is a substitute for the KKKT leave-in
conditioner. I decided to try this routine a few days ago, but I cannot
afford to continue to purchase the KKKT and/or KKCC. It is TOO high
for such a small amount of product, IMHO. I quoted the posts where you
listed a cheat sheet for the styling gels and conditioners [I've got the
TJTTT - $3.99 is a great price for customers and I'm sure they are
making a nice profit off of that price - since they are in business to
make profit - so their price confirms to me that MOST items marketed to
my sisters (especially hair products) are far overpriced, but I
digress.]

Here's my question: what would you
suggest in place of KKKT as the leave-in? I'm almost out of KKCC and
refuse to purchase it again because when I pay $17+tax for a hair
product, I need it to last longer than a week, so I'm planning to try
the Giovanni gel from the above list.

Anyhoo,
please let me know your suggestion for a substitute and thanks again,
Pinkecube, for all of the time it must have taken you to post all of the
great information in this thread, including to two posts I quoted. You
totally ROCK, my sister!

Hi MrsEllis, welcome to this max hydration method journey and to the forum.
Thank you for your kind comment, I appreciate it and the fact that you
are appreciating this information! Yes, I am working on the ebook. After
the ebook is finished there will be a kickstarter (which we will be
using to hire a vender to help us create the perfect MHM product line.).
Our aim is to get those two done this fall. The website is going to be
revamped soon and I will be directly updating content on it so it should
be a lot more active when that happens.

It's perfectly fine to
use TJTTT as a leave in-- just water it down like with the kckt and it's
very effective! As for the gels, a comparable product is green tea curl
glaze which is a better price value, plus all the other gels on the
list or you can make your own flaxseed gel. Other than that take a look
on pages 72 for a very detailed look at the regimen in case you haven't
and also there is a note about a few of the recommended gels that have
been added and removed to the list. Also, if you go to msdeekay.com
there is a lot more information about the regimen and products as well,
with images too. She has taken the time to pull out all the important
information from the forum and organize it on her blog and it looks
great, so that is worth looking into as well.

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